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| Marriage is about love and commitment not gender nor color, physical disability, race, religion, age, or ancestry...don't get me wrong I'm straight but it's not right to judge people by the way they live life.. What happened to freedom let the live how ever they want to! |
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Marriage has been defined as between man and woman for three thousand years--probably for some good
reasons. Various types of sexual relationships have existed for eons as well. Other various types
of long-term committed relationships have existed forever as well.
To say anti-gay marriage is "bad" discrimination is a bit misleading, I think. Bad discrimination in
our past, such as by race, color, ethnicity, gender are based on the category of "properties" of
human beings. The things someone has no control over, yet they have been treated as inferior in
different ways.
Now to discriminate on the basis of "behavior" , such as sexual behavior, is not the same category.
Theoretically, it is the type of thing the individual has some control over and choice in the
matter. So, classical "bad" discrimination really doesn't apply the same way. However, I do
sympathize with those who feel they can't change their sexual orientation and want to have a long
term committed same sex relationship, but the argument for their cause on the basis of
discrimination is weak. |
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At least one dictionary defines it as "the social institution under which a man and woman establish
their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies, etc. "
I see no problem with people getting married and calling it gay marriage or using some other word
and having a ceremony. I think the insurance industry should view them as a family, but I don't
think that government should be expected to force a church or any other entity to recognize it as
being between a man and a women if it's same sex marriage.
So gay people - go pick a new word - problem solved! |
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29 May 2008 02:37
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